Clans of the Alphane moon

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251 pages

English language

Published Dec. 22, 2002 by Vintage.

ISBN:
978-0-375-71928-8
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Clans of the Alphane Moon is a 1964 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It is based on his 1954 short story "Shell Game", first published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine. War between Earth and insectoid-dominated Alpha III ended over a decade ago. (According to the novel, "Alphane" refers to the nearest star to our own system, Alpha Centauri). Some years after the end of hostilities, Earth intends to secure its now independent colony in the Alphane system, Alpha III M2. As a former satellite-based global psychiatric institution for colonists on other Alphane system worlds unable to cope with the stresses of colonisation, the inhabitants of Alpha III M2 have lived peacefully for years. But, under the pretence of a medical mission, Earth intends to take their colony back.

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Three ideas in one, none of which get particularly in-depth treatment. His coverage of psychiatric conditions has not stood the test of time, and I believe is now quite old-fashioned and simplistic. The side-story about the CIA, two jobs and a criminal syndicate is a little too convenient to believe. His treatment of women (and fascination with breasts) is not appropriate any more.

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Dick is unique in the field of SF as far as I can tell. Nobody else I've read or even heard of would have thought up the premise for this book, which I'm not going to give away. Yes, it's about a CIA propagandist caught up in an interstellar web of conspiracy, largely through his own foolishness, but no, it's not really about that, at all. It's difficult to talk about the true theme without spoiling the effect, so I will save that for the bit hidden behind spoiler tags.

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  • Psychiatric hospital patients -- Fiction.
  • Psychiatric hospitals -- Fiction.
  • Mentally ill -- Fiction.
  • Satellites -- Fiction.

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